Bengaluru: What began as a spontaneous midnight outing among friends to pluck fruits ended in heartbreak for a family after a promising young agriculture student lost his life following a fall from a jackfruit tree on the GKVK campus in Yelahanka.Akash K, 24, a final-year MSc Agriculture student at the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS),…
Earthmovers being used during the desilting drive at TB reservoir Hosapete (Vijayanagara): Farmers on Tuesday launched a two-day symbolic desilting campaign at the Tungabhadra reservoir, urging the govt to take up removal of accumulated silt on an urgent basis.Organised by the Tungabhadra Farmers’ Association, the protest aims to draw the govt’s attention to what farmers…
The appointments are against a shortage of 33,708 teachers for the 2026–27 academic year Koppal: The department of school education and literacy has approved the recruitment of 30,337 guest teachers in the first phase for govt lower primary schools across Karnataka, against a shortage of 33,708 teachers for the 2026–27 academic year.In the seven Kalyana…
Lakshmi, the temple elephant, was shifted to Kolar for treatment during a late-night operation on Wednesday in Hampi Hampi (Vijayanagara): Amid emotional scenes and mounting public opposition, the Vijayanagara district administration and Muzrai department shifted Lakshmi, the temple elephant of the Virupaksha Temple, to an elephant treatment and rehabilitation centre in Kolar during a late-night…
Broken remains of two Alvar idols unearthed during excavation near Hampi’s Hazara Rama Temple Hampi (Vijayanagara): Broken remains of two Alvar idols were unearthed during excavation on the northern side of the Hazara Rama Temple in Hampi, officials said.Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) superintendent K Ramakrishna Reddy said no Alvar idols had been found in…
